SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #278 L is for Leaves

 

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Can you believe that it is already September?!

I know that it's still technically Summer, but I've

felt that slight turning of the season in the early mornings.

Since we are currently trying to survive the near 100 degree

weather, I'm ready for cooler days for sure.

It also looks like Edna is ready for some cooler days and

 changing leaves, which is the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS.

Here's my take on the challenge:

I used a stamp/stencil combo for the background panel using

Autumn colors. I added that adorable scarecrow along

with the sentiment and a few more leaves.

I hope that you'll join us in our Leaves challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more inspiration,

do check out what my teammates created, along with our

newest Queen, Anne.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Autumn Grooves; Taylored Expressions - Fall Foliage Background stamp/stencil combo

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Mango, Honey, Pumpkin, Cherry Pop, Lime Zest, Dill Pickle

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Taylored Expressions - All Planned Out dies; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Bluebird Birthday Wishes

 Hello and welcome!

I am diving into my ever-growing pile of NBUS,

and came up with this cutie:

The bird and birdhouse stamps are from a set that was a collaboration 

between Honey Bee Stamps and Paper Smooches earlier this year.

I hurried up and bought them as soon as they came out, and yes,

I'm just getting around to using them. Don't judge. 😉

The paper is from a freebie pack from Honey Bee, and the 

HBD is from a Paper Smooches set. Another sentiment from

Honey Bee finishes the inside. I wanted to mix items from

both companies as much as possible for this card.

(It's how my brain is wired)

The card design is based off of Atlantic Hearts #696 and since I

cracked open a new stamp set, I'll link up at NBUS Challenge #89.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps/Paper Smooches - Tweeties & dies; Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday; Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Honey Bee Stamps freebies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; Sakura - gold Gelly Roll marker; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #276 X is for Xmas in July

 

Hello snarky friends and Happy July 4th to those 

who celebrate! (Although with how this current

administration is destroying the country, I

sure don't feel like celebrating all that much. 😦)

Anyhoo, it's time for the July challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, it is Christmas in July!

Here's what I came up with:

My card design is based off of the now ended

Freshly Made Sketch #741. These sweet little mice

are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and popped up 

on foam squares for a bit of dimension.

No snark this time, I just couldn't do that to

these wee cuties. LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you find some time this month to

play along in the Christmas in July challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more fabulous

inspiration, please do check out what my teammies and

our reigning Queen, Joanne, have made to wow you.

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Christmas Mice, Merry Messages

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Candy Cane Lane

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle dies; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #275 R is for Rainbow

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time for this

month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd love to see a rainbow on your projects,

or use the colors of the rainbow. That works too!

Here's what I created:

I went with using rainbow colors for this whimsical card.

Also, no snark this time. 😲

Here's the inside:

I hope that you'll join us this month for the Rainbow challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more inspiration, check out what my sisters created!

Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinder - Tropical Friends dies and Scattered Tropics EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue

STAMPlorations May 2026 Anything Goes challenge reminder

 

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Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm just popping in with a reminder about this month's

 Anything Goes Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I'm still working hard on rebuilding my depleted

birthday card stash, so here is another one I made:

I started by die cutting the back panel using the

Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate.  After giving it

a black matte and adhering to the card base, I got

busy coloring the ice cream cone image

from the Sweet Cravings stamp set and die cutting it

using the coordinating dies. After sticking one of the

stickers onto white cardstock from the Happy Happy Clear Sticker set, 

I used a circle die to cut it out and adhered both to the

card. Some sequins were added to add some sparkle.

And that's one more card added to my stash! 😃

There's still plenty of time to add your project to the

STAMPlorations gallery! There are prizes to be

had if you play along!

If you feel the need to shop at the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my discount code, STAMPGIRLCHRIS,

for 20% off your order!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Sweet Cravings & dies; Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Bazzill

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Circles All Over texture cover plate, Happy Happy clear stickers, Color Confetti Shaker Blends; Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - stitched circle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art glue 

STAMPlorations May 2026 Anything Goes Challenge!

 

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Hello friends, and welcome!

It's time for a new Anything Goes Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I am alarmingly low on birthday cards, so I have been

busy making them to rebuild my stash.

Here is one of them:

Mmmm, cake! Yum!

The cake image and sentiments are from the

Sweet Cravings stamp set. I love that you can mix

and match the sentiments and images in this set. The sentiment is

 stamped onto dark pink cardstock that I die cut using the

Crazy Double Running Stitch rectangle die. Behind

that, I stenciled the background using the 

Oh My Stars! stencil.

I hope that you find some time this month to play along at

STAMPlorations Anything Goes challenge!

There are prizes to be had; check out all the details on the blog.

And if you feel like some retail therapy is in order

at the STAMPlorations store, feel free to use

my discount code, STAMPGIRLCHRIS, for 20% off.

Shery is also having a major Spring-Cleaning Blowout sale

happening right now. It's a great time to take

advantage of these deals!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Sweet Cravings & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Crazy double running stitch nesting die, Oh My Stars! stencil; Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #274 G is for Gnome

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see a gnome or gnomes on your projects.

I dug through my arsenal of stamps and found a set that

 I only used once. I had only colored up one of the 

cute images in it, so I came up with this little gem.

You know, since it's almost that time of year!

(IYKYK!) 

OB1 is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and fussy cut.

I found some star themed paper for my background.

The sentiment came with the stamp set, and I LOVE it!

And the message...?

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in our

Gnome Challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what our reigning

Queen, Jenn and my sisters have created.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Gnome Sayings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine: Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Avery Elle - Double pierced rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Have a seed-sational Birthday!

 Hello and welcome!

In an attempt at ignoring the

winter storm that will hit us tomorrow,

I've created yet another bird card.

(I'm doing my part to manifest Spring!)

I purchased this stamp and die set last year when it was

released in April...and am only now using it.

(I'm sure I'm not the only one who buys crafty stuff

but takes forever to use them. Right? 

Anyone? *Crickets chirping*)

Anyway, my card is loosely based off the current

Freshly Made Sketches #720. (The smaller circle element

being the two flying birds) The branch was added because, well,

I needed it to hang the birdfeeder. 😄

I'll add this to the NBUS #82 challenge since I

just cracked the packaging open on the stamp set.

That's it for now. Back to making birthday cards. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Please stay safe, especially if you're

in the path of this winter storm!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Backyard Bird Feeder and dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner and foam squares; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #270 N is for New or Never

 

Hello and happy New Year!

If you celebrated, I hope that your

holidays were wonderful and relaxing.

For this month, we want to see your NEW or NEVER used stuff

at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

That could be all new crafty goodies, something you already

had but haven't broken the packaging yet, or

perhaps a technique that you've never tried before.

We want to see it!

Here's what I came up with:

I purchased this stamp set last year as well as the paper pad, and only

just now cracked open the packaging on both.

(Yep, I'm starting out the year with a two-finger salute. LOL!)

As usual, an inside sentiment to finish my card:

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in our

New or Never challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out what my sisters and our first Queen

of the year, Michelle, have created to wow you!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps - Old Fartness, Old Geezer

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Sunny Days Ahead

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; sketch from Sketch Saturday #693; Sunny Studio - scalloped oval die; bow die gifted by Jules; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares; Bearly Art Glue

Joy to you and yours

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I wanted to pop in and share a card I made

incorporating a couple challenges:

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color these gorgeous

Christmas Baubles then added a bunch of sparkle to them with

Nuvo Glitter Drops. I used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate

on the back panel before adhering everything to the card base.

For my card, I used the current challenges at Freshly Made Sketches #716

and also Color Hues #123.

You may have heard that after over 3-1/2 years, Shery Russ is

re-opening her online store, STAMPlorations! She's having a big

sale to make room for all the new goodies she'll have in the store:

I'm so thrilled for her and can hardly wait to see the

new products she has coming to the store!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope that you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Baubles

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate; Spellbinders - Std Lg Circle & Scalloped Circle dies; MISTI; Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops; green marker (for string)

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares